How to Care for Indoor Parsley

Plant parsley in containers. Pick pots that have holes in the bottom for drainage, which is critical for parsley or else it will rot. Fill the containers with commercial potting soil.

Space parsley 6 to 8 inches apart in the pot. The size of the pot depends on how many plants you want. A 4- to 6-inch pot works for one plant, but it's best to plant multiple plants so you can get a continuous harvest.

Scoop out potting soil to make a hole large enough for the roots of your parsley starts, usually about 1 inch deep and 1 inch in diameter.

Slip the parsley starts out of the pots or cell packs, and place one in each hole. Add a little potting soil to fill in around the roots up to the base of the stalks, and pat it down.

Soak the pot until you see water dripping out of the holes in the bottom. Place the pot in the sink to water, and let it drain.

Set parsley in a sunny spot like a south-facing window or a glassed-in-porch. The kitchen windowsill is fine as long as it gets at least six or more hours of sun a day.

Water twice a week. Move the pot to the sink and soak it thoroughly, then let it drain before returning it to its regular spot.

Fertilize every four to six weeks. Use a water soluble 5-10-5 fertilizer, and add it to one of the water applications.

Harvest parsley by cutting the leaf stalk at the soil line. Take a few sprigs from each plant as you need it in the kitchen.

Remove the parsley plant, and start a new one when it sends up a flower stalk. Pull the entire plant from the soil, and set a new one in its spot.